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Re: State Tournament

PostPosted: Mon Dec 31, 2007 12:35 pm
by Sioux4ever
jokerttt111 wrote:this maybe a dumb question but is there a reason that it couldnt he held at the old englsted arena by memorial stadium?


The old engelstad arena is no longer a hockey facility. The boards, glass, scoreboards, and ice compressors were all sold off and removed from the site. There has been a lot of discussion about what UND should do with the old engelstad arena. Someone else may know as I do not. You could find out at siouxsports.

Re: State Tournament

PostPosted: Mon Dec 31, 2007 1:18 pm
by PondHockey14
AC-DC wrote:This is obviously turning into a Big City versus Small Town debate, but that is the essential problem with the league. It’s the same disparity you would see with Class AAA teams playing Class B in any other sport and is why it doesn’t happen.

You could come up with some economic development arguments, where the Cities (that gain a lot in sales tax from shoppers from the small towns) should be helping out nearby communities (yes, May-Port is nearby to both Grand Forks and Fargo), but that is beyond what people want to see in a hockey forum.

The bottom line is, if the facilities are good enough for play through out the season, they should be good enough for the state tournament; it should not need to be anything special. I’ve not seen any issues that can’t be fixed. If some temporary accommodations make it better, great, whatever it takes. It may not be up to your standard, but that is the reality of the league, let them get on with it.




does the regular season have the entire jr gold leauge there or is it just one game at a time???